Klickitat's Bounty

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 23, 2013510 views25 comments

Klickitat is one of the Native American names for Mt. Adams, and the name Klickitat is a common one around here. I picked the title for the county bearing the name, rather than for the mountain itself. Western Klickitat County has some of the best scenery in the lower 48 states. (Stuff like this, this, and this.) If you ever have a chance to visit, take it.

This is a horizontal composition of the photo I posted earlier. Once again I've removed three distant wires that run across the scene above the trees.

Nikon D80
Nikon 18.0-70.0 mm f/3.5-4.5 52.0 mm
1/30 sec at f/16 and ISO 100

Comments

25 comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on October 23, 2013 at 10:52 AM

gorgeous, compelling scene in gorgeous light. A pleasure to view. What more could one ask - except, perhaps, to be sitting there in person enjoying it.

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Comment posted by Bill Reid on October 23, 2013 at 10:58 AM

Wonderful warm light and feel to the scene John. Nice detail in the large version. Makes me want to have been there. Really beautiful image.

Registered on January 27, 2013, 65 Posts, 2460 Comments

Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on October 23, 2013 at 11:29 AM

Adams is showcased really nicely here John! Love the way the soft pastel light on the mountain contrasts with the sharp golden light on thr aspen grasses in the foreground. Like the others have said, makes me wish I was there!

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 23, 2013 at 11:41 AM

What a beautiful day in the NW! I think I prefer this image to the vertical comp posted earlier as it feels more "airy". Excellent John.

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on October 23, 2013 at 11:58 AM

This is real fine, John. I easily prefer it to the vertical comp, though I like that shot as well. I see nothing that can be improved here.

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Comment posted by Zhoen on October 23, 2013 at 12:08 PM

Beautiful light, love the layers of shadow and light that leads into the image.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on October 23, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Another beauty from this area for you, John. Great light, especially those streaks across the foreground grasses to add more depth. The clouds top it all of very nicely. Well done!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on October 23, 2013 at 1:26 PM

Fantastic lighting you found. The tree, shadows/light and cloud works so well together for this horizontal. I might add a bit more contrast so the shadows are darker and to give th mnt a lttle more pop. Forgive, not on a calibrated monitor so I maybe off on this. They need to remove those poles for good!

Registered on September 17, 2010, 304 Posts, 3507 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on October 23, 2013 at 1:50 PM

This is a beauty, John. The warm light streaming across the landscape is complimented beautifully by the warmth in the clouds. Great looking image.

Ed

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on October 23, 2013 at 2:10 PM

Pretty scene John, gorgeous color and light, and your composition works beautifully. Don't get any better than this.
John

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 23, 2013 at 3:31 PM

This is really beautiful, John! I liked the last one very much, but this one even more! Wonderful light and color and I especially like this comp.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 23, 2013 at 6:00 PM

Gorgeous autumn glow John. The light and color are stunning.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 23, 2013 at 6:18 PM

Beautiful scene, with the sweet warm light.

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on October 23, 2013 at 7:34 PM

Nice image . Beautiful light and comp.

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Comment posted by Jeremy Kessler on October 23, 2013 at 8:01 PM

Wow. You've got some really great images of this area. Make me want to go lay in the grass.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on October 23, 2013 at 9:35 PM

Wow, John - another beautiful image from this location. I actually prefer this composition to the vertical that you posted before. The horizontal places less emphasis on the foreground and encourages my eye to wander more throughout the frame. Those clouds are sweet too!! I also liked the three images that you linked to - especially the second. Great stuff!!

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on October 23, 2013 at 10:11 PM

Well that is quite pretty :)

aF

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 24, 2013 at 12:02 AM

Nice foreground for this majestic mountain. I would love to Klick-at-it too (sorry, getting giddy after clicking on those links. How could I ever forget Morning Glory?) Seriously, those warmly-lit clouds, combined with the colorful foreground make a nice frame here.

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Comment posted by Daniel Rappaport on October 24, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Beautiful warm light. The links to your other Klickitat County images were fun too. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on October 24, 2013 at 8:40 PM

Very impressive scene. Great color and light.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on October 25, 2013 at 9:26 PM

This is outstanding John! I definitely prefer this version to the vertical you posted earlier. I like how you placed the mountain off to the right, but still balanced out the sky with the clouds on the left.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on October 25, 2013 at 11:05 PM

Beautiful light, John!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on October 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM

Nice color and composition, John. The larger version is a must see. This would look incredible hanging on the wall, printed very large of course

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on October 26, 2013 at 9:51 PM

Hi John

Stuart echoed ny thoughts perfectly

A marvelous scene